The Sun. — London, England, 1818-02-16 00:00:00

THE OPPOSITION. FOR Tl'l', SUN. Mr. EnlTop,—Whoevet Ii;lows any, thing of presvitt 01ynst ion, cannot be sttritrisetl at Ns' I) a t ver cite` mav utter in Parliament For just like dogs, shut out at night, Tiwy hark aloud, but catulot I}i+place(l by• t heir owl: act and deed, -resentmeut rigo.it:Nt the ptvets that" superseded them rankles ill their hearts, ottti they their teeth or) every to thwart !he ways of Govern- !Petit. In no instance have (Ley seized upon the it prey with tnore avidity thatt on the late pro ce,dings of Ministers to extirtrite the seeds of sedition, %I Lich wete planted in the hot-beds of conspiracy throughout the kingdom. This was their bone of co►►tention, whereon they , have feasicd, as hounds do 00 carrion ; and having picked the last morsel, they have thrown it, in their hunger, at the heads of his Majesty's ser vants, whose patient endurance and good conduct set them at an eternal distance. It is a pity that any set of men, among whom strimg sense properly al. plied is not walited,shoulti saftt themselves to be overcome by the worst of peSSioll, the spleen; and it still more lament able, Gat thcir lust fur offices a n d pr o fit should le:td than so systematically to abuse those who tin !Leal, only because they want to share them. Cert,iinly, if nothing be ever found fault with, nothing u ill ever be amended ; but this precious Opposition rind nothing in Ministers to approve. Lvery thing they do is wrong. Their late sup pression of an insurrection in embryo, and bring ing &Unguents to judgment and execution-, was all a plot against liberty. This dirge they have sung in unison, and proved their music by their discord. They have held up tiny son, Ooviss, as one of the instruments to draw the nicked out of their holes, and milse manifest to the world their treasonable intentions ; but he has shaken off the load or obligny cast Upon him by a degradvd and mortified Opposition, and cleared Ministers of their dirty ch.irge, that they em ployed hitn to entrap these latent Traitors into crime, and then to destroy them at the block or the gallows. Shame ; shame ! Gentlemen ! Cease peace yout . swan-like notes, which are only listened to by the gspin!.; vulgar; Who swallow nonsense and a lye With eagerness and gluttony. But it is whispered, that they should be ex cused and not blamed, as they have all been bit by a MAD 14"OXITE, for w h ich let us humbly pray that they may soon recover from the highest of • all human afflictions. OLD NOLL. CERTIFICATED CONVEYANCERS. • vve were tie fiist to notice, and indeed have almust , x , •lll.ivylv continued to atiinmdvert ou tlipse MARAUDERS (Write LAW, we feel mile! , plea- sere iu drawing'the attenti,o) of our Readers to What passed in the House or Commons ou Fri day, on a subject so interesting to the regular Practitioners, and so important to the Community at large, in all cases of the transfer of property, which, if committed to the management of such Empirical Conveyancers, may produce endless disputes, and tioaliy bring ruin on those who may have reposed in a delusive hope, that whatever they pussesselwas secured to them on the most solid fautidation. " Earl GowEa(on Friday last) presented a petition from the A*torni,s of the County of Stafford, praying, that the practice of iicensing Conveyancers might he restrained. The Noble LOrd thought that the object of the petition was one highly worthy of consideration. Many persons were in the hal.,it of obtaining, at a small expeoce, a licence to practice as Conveyancers, without ever having been regularly bred to that profession, without. which they could not naturally he supposed to possess the requisite qualiticationi. The.conserinence was, that men who were re gularly qua ified, who had spent both their money arid their time i.i acquiring that degree of knowledge necessary for the discharge of their duties, were injured in their business b.O the facility with which licences were obtained. The evil con • sequences of this practice was not confined to Attornics alone. It extended also to those by whom such conveyancers were employed. " Mr. Lirrt.r.zoN spolie in favour of the Petition. It was necessary, his opinion, that some measur e should he adopted similar to that prayed for the Petitioners. The re spectability of the profession c o uld riot he otherwise pre served. 'File evil was extending itself every day, and was to increase, unless some law were passed to che,:li its progress. " rile Petition was ordered to lie upon the 'fable." STATE PAPER. DIET AT FRANKFORT, INB. 7. The Baron . D'Anstetr, the Minister Plenipo tentiary of Russia in the Germanic Confederation, ltrs communicated to the Diet a most important Note from his august Sovereign, which evinces anew the invariable sentiments of his Imperial Majesty for the assurance and stability of legiti mate order in E!,rope. " WE, ALEXANDER, &C. " and Serene Confederation, " With the truest satisfaction we have received the letter of your ?resident, announcing your assembly, conform ahie t. the 53d Article of the Act of the Congress of Either with reference to the happy event which t:,c Coo f ohm' has for its object, or the effects of which so desirable an Act promises the devetopentent, We received yesterday the Paris - Papers of Thursday last, and this morning those of Friday. The most important part of the contents of the former, the paragraphs respecting the diabolical attempt made upon the life of the Da, of WEL LINGTON, ive give in a s e prm e t or m, and some further extracts will be found in our last page. The Papers of Friday , contai7 L nothing further upon the snbject, no mention being made of the discovery of the assassin. The Journal de Paris, which had no announcement of the circumstance on Thnrsday, gives the statement of it on Friday, which the Moniteur published on the preceding day, s i t h the following additions:— " In his (the Essassites) Bight he passed near two servants of the Duke of Wellington, who were returning to his .Grace's Hotel, and who at the moment were between the Rae des Champs T Elys6es and that of the Faubourg Saint Vonore. Having heard at the instant the cries of the sentinels and the other servants, they also pursued the assassin, but it appears they lost sight of him near the Church of la Made leine." The following are further extracts from Friday's Papers : " CHAMBER OF PEERS, FRB. 12. " The Recruittnent Projet was referred to a special Committee'of five, cons i sting of the Mar quis Dessolles, the Marquis de Latour Maubourg, Marshal the Drtke de Tarente, Marshal the Duke de 13elluno, and Viscount Duhouchage. , t Adjourned without appointing a day for the next sitting. 4 , cIiAmBER OF DEPUTIES, Fes. 12. The Cl)amber was occupied in discussing a proposition for modifying its regulations. " PARIS, FEB. 13.-r—Yesterday the Duke of Wellibgton, attended by his Aides-de-Camit, rode on horseback on the Boulevards. His Grace in the evening received visits from the great Dig nitaries of the State, several Ministers and Marshals. " All the letteti from Genoa confirm the intel rgenee, that the Court of Sardinia is making ma ritime preparations, which announce an expedi tion against the pirates of Algiers. " The trial of Alathorin Bronco', callioghitn self Louis XVII. WAS continued 'till the 1 th, and again adjourned. Fifty witnesses still remained to be exarn'n(d. " A post of gendarmerie has been stationed a the hotel of the Duke of Wellington. " FIVE PER CENTS. "Wednesday , 66 f. 40c. " Thursday .... 66 f. 10 c. " WARSAW, JAN. 26.—The Emperor Alexander is expected here the 13th March. The opening of the Diet will take place on the 25th of the same montb. VIENNA, JAN. 31.—A Comier, who arrived at Bnchare«t in the night between the I4th and 15th instant, has brought intelligence of a great change which has unexpectedly taken place in the Ottoman Ministry. . The Kiaja Bey (Minis ter of the Interior), Tscanshco Basclii '(Mar shal of the Empire), and the Grand Vlzier have been &posed, the latter is succeeded, in the first dignity of the States by Perish Pacha , ci-devant Paella of Brousso, a man generally known for his severity. The Selihdar Aga has also been deposed, but without being disgraced." New Yoik Papers to the 21st ult., Boston to the 19th, and Philadelphia to the 18th, arrived this morning. The private. letters continue to state, that the troops of. the Ijoited States had taken possession of the Florid is ; but there are advices from Wash ington, so late as the 15th ult. which make no mention whatever of Mr. BAGoT being about to take his departure ; • the report on Saturday is, therefore, doubtless unfounded. The Papers contain the Correspondence re spectirg Amelia Island. We have only room to day for a • small part of it, and must deter the rest. " Fernandina, Amelia Island, Dec. 24, 1817. " have the honour to lay before you the corres pondence held with General7Aury, the late Commander of this place, and to inform you that the American flag was raierl here yesterday afternoon. " Several days will elapse before General Aury can with draw his followers, but 1 have taken every measu.e to ensure tranquillity, by ordering all his black soldiers to he embarked on hoard one of the ships lying in the Port, and by not suffer.: ing any person to appear in the town with arms, but his offi cers ; and the moment their vessels are prepared to receive the whole of them, they shall depart. - " Most of the inhabitants of this place, at this time, are followers of Aury, and those persons who have been drawn here from motives of speculation.. are, I suspect, of that profligate character generally engaged in the violation or evasion of our Revenue Laws. I shall, therefore, consult with Commodore Henley, and will enforce such regulations as may be most likely to preserve order, until I receive in structions from the Government. " Until this place is completely evacuated by this band of Negroes and privateersmen, I have deemed it prudent to keep the' whole of my force here. On their departure I shall wove all but one company to Point Petre. " I have the honour to be, very respectfully, " Your most obedient Servant, " JAMES BANKFIEAD, " Major Ist Battalion Artillery, S.D. commanding Detictiment U. S. troops. " George Graham, Esq. Acting Secretary at War." " Fernandina, .thnelia Island, Dec. 27, 1817. " Stg,-4 had the honour to forivard to the War Depart ment, on the 24th lost. a copy of the. correspondence with General Aury, previous to the lauding of the troops under my command; and 1 herewith send a duplicate of the same. " Some difficulty has arisen from a want of competent au thority, to settle the disputed claims of the residents of this place against the late Government and. the followers of Aury, who do not seem disposed to comply with their en gagements. " One or two vessels have arrived hers with cargoes, which the owners are desirous to land, and it might be hu ploper to permit it without obtaining security for the duties which the laws of the United States require ; and other ves sels loaded in this port have met with some delay in clearing for their destination ; but the counsel of General Gaines, who arrived here last night, will regulate my conduct, and will, in a great measure, relieve my anxiety. " f have been obliged to exercise my authority, as Com manding Officer at this place, to preserve order; •and I am happy to say, that nothing unpleasant has occurred. I can not say when General Awry and his party will sail. Their vessels are much out of order, and their arrangements to that effect progress hut slowly. The morning after I landed, I ordered all the black and French troops to be embarked on board some of their vessels ; but the crews of their- priva teers, and many others of all nations, whom it is difficylt to restrain from violence and excess, are still here. " Until I am honoured with your instructions, I hope that the course I way pursue may meet the approbation of the President. 4 , General Gaines leaves this for the western frontier of Georgia the day after to-morrow. • I hare the honour to he, with high respect, your most obedient servant, " JAMES BANKHEADi " Major Ist Bat talion Artirery, and corn mandin4 this post. " To the Hon. the Secretary of War." We areeon fidently assured, on authority on which we rely, that the, rumours of prevailing differences and intended changes in Administration, are with out foundation. Such rumours are usually circulat ed on the eve of an expected GENERAL ELECTION by Opposition Members, and are then actively diffused, in order to operate upon the hopes or fears of their Constituents, and we doubt not t hat to this cause may the reports in (pies' ion be attri buted. Indeed, if the CATHOLIC QUESTION should hereafter be introduced in the CABINET,We should tbeu be somewhat alarmed, If ae did not rely on 1 the firmness of a considerable number of ill Members, who wilt be su of ppm tet ere:the People at large. We therefore give as little dit to other rumours, which state that the 3.larq°l; Of %VELLESLEY , the Marquis of Buct(lNGnA g,3ll others of their friends, are likely to become gent' hers of the Administration, and that Lord LIVER' POOL and Mr. PITT'S other friends are about to tire. Should this report, however, unfurrunatell prove true, the Papists would t heii have r eason f ° anticipate theiconsummation 0f their wishe sl 13° • Iby the soice it is, we thick, impossible ;hat Lord CAsTLEnEAGgi can have forgotten the memorable transactions ° the Spring of 1807, and the abominable t hreat of certain Nobleman, to " r:deron,h-shod" throllto Carlton-House. AVhatever foundation the re " 4 be for these rumours, we are sorry to the effect of them en the Protestant Coo nunr ty, who, it is evident, would have little confident` in au Administration which would be w holly ° in' posed of the Advocates and Supporters of the CE thane Claims ! The Morning Chronicle, which is the cons ul° advocate for the Disaffected, has !aken CAmr l36l " t i i t the Scotch Witness, under its protection. says this day, that CAMPBELL swore to his fab - r r cared story against M r . D RummoND , and tb3t the latter has not contr a di c t e d i t . B ut CANtr"l'hb:d i taken the horribl e oa th a d m i n i stere d t° 111 by the Glasgow T ra it ors , a n d h e m ust 44*- ~ violated it when he betrayed them. Can DRUMMOND then be required to degrade 0115 e lf by a personal opposition to this perjuredtv reteil p ' particularly as be had fully au th or i ze d the 11(39- ADVOCATE to contradict C AMPBEL L, DOI Os rti6 et Morning Chronicle i n sidi ous l y sa ys, in a mane " not '' believed to have been ver y specific. Soh if the artifice to. which P a rty w ill reso rt t{'o" (Bi 4: colouring to its cause, in ord er to deceive tj people. As The Chronicle s u b scr ibed to l -10 81 ; j - his infamous Parodies, we expect that it 7 ,( 1. propose a contribution for, that heroic but Challenger THISTLEWOOD. TIMBER DUTIES.--Notwithsta‘nding the ass tl r r : ances which have been given to the Ship-°' xiie ct o at some of the o ut-p o rt s , t h at t h ese d t ities t o: remain ps they are at present, we .have reas o ,., believe that Government have not delioitivelf c am ' cided on them ; Which we regret very much, the uncertainty involves the ship-owners in g r 4 , 30 difficulty with r es p ec t t o f re i g h ts , t h e mcieb li- 0 , not being disposed to charter -ships until this 4 . 0 portant question is disposed of. To what to attribute this improvident and injurious de ,1 4.1 4 • do not know, as we understand (li l t the MelO r ibe from the British Notth American Colonies';oo' London M erc h an t s an d Shi p - owners , r' ie s several of the Out-ports, hav e b ee n tor 51 " 1 " past before the Board of Trade. vl O Passengers from tlfeCape of Good Hope , ‘ :,/ ,i r left St. Helena not m o re th an s e ven or .. e'b re , weeks ago, iotorm us th a t B UONAPART E Was ported at that period to be extremely 111.--- 16 `" ing Pust.) oa The marriage of . the Princes s ELIZABETH B to the Prince of HEssE-H o ms tooßG 'is. expecte", IA take place in E ister w ee k. Th e ill us trious e°`P t e g will reside for some time at the PRINCE fiEGOI4O,, Cottage in Windsor Park. I n th e su mmer tif l f. go to Germany, but will ret urn h ere i n the b ee ' e l co t ring of th e winger, when a permanent resi"e;t-00 will be assigned them—perhaps in Kensig': Palace. The marriage o f th e D u k e o f CAM it is supposed, will t a k e pl ace a b ou t ate say time, at Cassel.—(llloraing Herald.) tlee 01 Saturday afternoon his :serene liigbrteg s Prince of IlEssa-Homa ERG ha i l t h e h o nour ,• ing introduced to her Royal Highness the Pri l7 so ELIZABETH, by the PRINCE REGENT, at e Queen's Palace. The PRINCE REGENT, at to b.' o same time, introduced his Ser ene H i ghness MAJESTY, the Princess AUGUSTA, and the Duel le ., Of GLOUCESTER. TliC latter had previouS.lY s „, r „. rived for that purpose from Gloucester-hoils''.. re His Serene Highness was most graciously i'ec el et i ed by all the Royal Personages ; he contin't his visit an hour and a half, and then left the e ' e e 'lace with the PRINCE REGENT. Apartments s e r is preparing in St. James's P a l a c e f or the rest 0": 4 of his Serene H.t Highness, who is' expe c ted " Bx some time in England. On Saturday evening her MAJESTY loud a ( 1 ; 91 , 4 ' party, pt which the PRINCE REG EN T and the Pr ill of 110MBERG were present. •s p . The Prince of HESSE-HONIBP.RC, visited her , i vy JETTY, and the Princesses AUGUSTA anti v 4.-•- BETH, yesterday afternoon, soon after tour o'cl" c t —His Serene Highness is about to re m ove fr`:` Grillon's, hotel, to the house in St. James's 1- ` 1- lace occupied by the late Mr. BRANEN, the pri tl ; cipal Page to the KING. His Serene Highnes s expected to remove into it in a day or two. Yesterday the Dike and Duchess of GeouC°' TER, the Dukes of YORE,CLARENCE, and Susse x ; visited their Royal Mother and Sisters, at thl Queen's Palace. Froth the conduct of the Earl of DARLINGT ° , r4 i ; ever since he quitted the friends of Mr. }'n T , recent suhsetiption of 1051. to Mr. LION E'S 1°1; does not surprise the Freeholders and InhabitaW of the county of Durham. We think thst his Lordship's bounty been extended to the ( 1 ; 5 ' 4 tressed inhabitants of the borough of TregunT it might have aWarded the blow which, we derstand, is about to be given to the Noble O'i r interest in that Borough. (Cornwall Feb. 14.) The 11;gliTand Society cf London will hold, 0 . 11 5 Saturday text their their first General Meetiog tir year, for the Election of Annual Officers. Mernbvrs will alterwards dine together. It give us great pleasure to hear, that this excellent Jr, stitution is constantly adding to its numbers Per sons of the first rank . and distinction. Gazette's may those results, under the auspices of engagements the most solemn, accomidish the legitimate wishes of the German Nation, and at the saute time those of all the Nations of Europe, which are closely united 11 the indisso !iliac ties of peace and fraternal concord,•founded on the im perishalik basis of the Christian Religion. The tranquillity, the writ h ing, and the independence of the Germanic Con federation will, in future, torn anew rampart for the secu rity of Europe. lii dir'ecting all its efforts towards so Salu tary an object, the Diet will contribute efficaciously to con solidate the work of the Most High corVided to the common charge of all those Sovereigns united for one object, wliich is solely the estaWishment of the social and political order re stored to : Europe by the negociations at Paris and Vienna.— Unitin our ft 'went wishes with those of so 'natty Sovere%gns, and teeming with the hope of your accomplishing. ,th,,se im portant results, We again congratulate you, on your as sembly in confederation, and express, by these presents, our constant and invariable consideration. " Given at '.‘-toseow,ein the year of Grace 1817 (Nor. 13th), au,' the 17th of uur reign. " ALEXANDER,. (('otii4e;signi•d) " DE NEY:SELRODE, Comte." TO CORRESPONDEN"I'S Our Loyal and Prote - itaut Readers will rejoice to hear that we hare another Letter from L:►xreaxe, which we intend for To-nieniow, if other articles of importance will allow us room. L. L.'s Letter on THE THEATRE we shall insert as soon as we Lase a corner to spare. His conjectures, as we before de clared, coincide with our own observations. We shall take the liberty of omitting one Lin his signature, as we hate another C4irrespondent who had previously signed with two. With rrspect to L. L. on the TimuEtt Triarm, we complied with his . desire by inserting his' first Lttt.t..rs, though con trary to our own (Onions on the subject, but his last two bring obviously intended to promote private interests, may really be considered as advertisements. We have a vast mass of Articles, which we will insert in due course. THEATRICAL REGISTER. Per Cm, no on Saturday Night. THEATRE RATA L, 01111 , 11 , -LiN.—(ith time), The Bride of Airydos : Seliai, Mr. Kean; Zulieka, Mrs. Martlyu. After which, Tide Falls of Clyde. THEATitE ROvAL,CoVENT-CiminEv —GuyMannerin.> : Henry J3ertrain, Mr. Braham; Lucy Bertram, Miss Stephens. Af ter which, The Illustrious Traveller. MAIL% ARRIvEi)-2 Dublin, 2 Waterford, I Holland, 1 Fratce, Hainburdr, 1 Flanders. Dut.-1 Waterford, 2 Gotten burgh, 1 Lisbon. PUICEOi 7 FRIS DAY AT ry Bank Stock 1901 S per Cent. Red —8 1414 3 per Cent. Cons....79iii 80 4 per Cenis 9914 5 per Cent N. Ann..... toW Bank L. Ann I'OCKS CK. Imp. Ann. for 25Years, 1 7-16 India Bonds .965. 97t. pr. Exel►. Rills 2d I Bs. 21s. pr. Ditto, 21d. 21s. 275. pr. Cons. for Accou►►t...79H 804 Average Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, computed from the Returns made in the Week ending the igth day of February, is 4ss. Oad. per cwt. WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. :quilling', 45 minutes after 11. I Erenin;, 10 minutes after 12. SUN. r j i p SOLEM QUIS DICERS FAIAUM AUDI:AT ? LONDON, 11101VD4Y, FEBIIII,4RT 16, 1818.